Dell PowerConnect 6248 User's Guide - Page 129
SNTP Authentication, Receive Broadcast Servers Update, SNTP Global Settings, Apply Changes, System
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• Receive Broadcast Servers Update - If enabled, listens to the SNTP servers for Broadcast server time information on the selected interfaces. The device is synchronized whenever an SNTP packet is received, even if synchronization was not requested. • Receive Unicast Servers Update - If enabled, polls the SNTP servers defined on the device for Unicast server time information. Defining SNTP Global Parameters 1. Open the SNTP Global Settings page. 2. Define the fields as needed. 3. Click Apply Changes. The SNTP global settings are modified, and the device is updated. Defining SNTP Global Parameters Using CLI Commands For information about the CLI commands that perform this function, see the Clock Commands chapter in the CLI Reference Guide. The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands you use to define SNTP global parameters. Table 6-8. SNTP Global Parameters Commands CLI Command sntp broadcast client enable sntp client poll timer sntp server Description Use to enable a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) Broadcast client. Use to set the polling time for the SNTP client. Use to configure the device to use SNTP to request and accept SNTP traffic from a specified server. SNTP Authentication The SNTP Authentication page lets you enable SNTP authentication between the device and an SNTP server, and to select the desired SNTP server. Use the SNTP Authentication page to enable or disable SNTP authentication, to modify the authentication key for a selected encryption key ID, to designate the selected authentication key as a trusted key, and to remove the selected encryption key ID. Click System →SNTP →Authentication in the tree view to display the SNTP Authentication page. Configuring System Information 129